The rise in poisonous political rhetoric is threatening to
roll back human rights and creating a more dangerous world, Amnesty
International has warned.
Singling out President Trump and the leaders of Hungary,
Turkey and the Philippines, it said fear mongering is leading to levels
of hate and fear not seen since the 1930s, when Adolf Hitler rose to
power.
Speaking in Paris, Salil Shetty, Secretary-General of
Amnesty International, said: “It was a year when a poisonous political
rhetoric of ‘us versus them’ surged across the world. Whether it was the
xenophobic and sexist rhetoric of President Trump’s election campaign,
European leaders’ assault on the rights of refugees, President Erdogan
of Turkey’s massive crackdown after the attempted coup there or the
so-called war on drugs in the Philippines.”
Amnesty’s annual report, which covers 159 countries,
accused governments of exploiting refugees for political ends. It said
the toxic agenda, which scapegoats and dehumanises entire groups, would
lead to more attacks on the basis of race, gender, nationality and
religion.
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Source: euronews.
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